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Warmed over Antarctic Ice bridge ready to collapse
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science

Category: Climate

2009-04-04 07:54:03
According to the ESA Envisat satellite, an ice bridge connecting the Wilkins Ice Shelf to Charcot Island on the Antarctic Peninsula is at high risk of breaking away. Scientists are investigating to see if climatic warming of Earth's South Polar region is to blame.


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Scientists warn important Antarctica ice bridge may collapse
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science

Category: Climate

2008-07-14 08:55:41
An ice bridge connecting Wilkins Ice Shelf and Charcot Island in Antarctica may collapse very soon. Its demise would likely doom the 9,000-square-mile (16,000-square-kilometer) ice shelf.


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Chunks of Antarctic Wilkins Ice Shelf breaking off
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science

Category: Climate

2008-03-29 09:22:19
The Wilkins Ice Shelf is a rectangular shaped piece of ice shelf that is part of Wilkins Sound in Antarctica. Roughly stable for hundreds of years, it has recently been disintegrating at an alarming rate.


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Study finds primordial soup might be partially extraterrestrial
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science

Category: Space

2008-03-27 09:54:24
Science fiction writers have popularized the notion that life on Earth originated from outer space. In line with this thinking, scientists have discovered three Antarctic meteorites that contain high amounts of amino acids, the building blocks that can spawn life.



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Bears do it, but did you know that fish can hibernate, too?
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science

Category: Biology

2008-03-05 07:30:11
UK researchers have found that an Antarctic fish hibernates during cold winters.      
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Expedition to track down extreme living creatures
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science

Category: Space

2008-02-08 09:02:24
Antarctica is filled with tiny organisms that love conditions too extreme for most other living thing. And a team of international scientists is looking for more of them at Lake Untersee in the cold confines of Antarctica.         
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Partial solar eclipse Feb. 7, 2008: New Zealand and SE Australia
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science

Category: Space

2008-01-22 09:45:44
Skygazers in all of New Zealand and southeastern Australia will see a partial eclipse of the Sun in the afternoon on Thursday, February 7, 2008.       
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